Episode 4
Follow Cromwell’s actions when Anne gives birth to a girl, not the longed-for male heir.
Episode 4 Wolf Hall
Anne gives birth to a baby girl, failing to produce Henry’s longed-for male heir. Cromwell demands the nobility and church swear an oath acknowledging Anne as lawful queen, but will Thomas More agree?
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Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall, starring Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance, tells the story of Thomas Cromwell, a blacksmith’s son who rises from the ashes and deftly picks his way through King Henry VIII's court. Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, the sequel to Wolf Hall, based on the final novel in Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, premieres on MASTERPIECE Sunday, March 23, 2025.
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